BR
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This of course begs the question:
"How do I get to be a 'pro'?"
Is there a license that one has to have in other parts of the world that
allows them to be considered a 'pro' photographer? Is it a referral from
another 'pro'?
I know a 'pro' makes a living from taking photograhs and selling his/her
images but at last check, I don't know of any worldwide guild/union.
I'm curious more than anything else because I wonder what's there to stop
someone from saying "yep, I'm a pro; gimme my discount and gimme a camera"
from the distributors.
Thanks,
Dave
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From: P�l Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:20:00 +0100
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: PMA and Pentax DSLR
Bruce wrote:
The vast majority of working pros in this country are not "names" and buy there equipment like everyone else. Very often they don't go the cheapest places either, because they want service and personal attention. That's why, in NYC, Ken Hanson is still so popular with pros even though B&H is a 15 minute walk away.
Perhaps this is some peculiarity of North America due to very low prices of
the New York mail order houses. In the rest of the world, the camera
distributors deal with professional photographers business directly; not
many pros if any, buy the cameras in a camera store. This is basically what
pro marketing is about. Pro prices are anything from 30% rebate to free....
P�l
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